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Barnacles

Chelonibia testudinaria

Description:

Attached to the branches of the mangles. They stay underwater in the high tide. No idea of what they are.

Habitat:

Stuary

Notes:

This stuary was saved from development thanks to the local people of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It is in the middle of the city developments.

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you auntnance123

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you DespinaTsafetopoulou for the ID

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

looks like barnacles of Chelonibia testudinaria species...

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

If they're not barnacles, could they be sea squirts of some sort?

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 5, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012

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